# Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2007 opens for nominations

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/06/08/queen039s-award-voluntary-service-2007-opens-nominations/
- Published: 2006-06-08T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Nominations can now be made for the 2007 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, designed
to recognise the vital role played by hundreds of thousands of ‘unsung heroes’ of
the voluntary and community sector.
The Award is open to groups operating in the
United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

To be eligible groups consisting of two or more people have to have been operating
for at least three years, and provide “a high quality service to benefit individuals
or groups in the community.” The group should also be made up entirely of volunteers(
including trustees) or, if it includes some paid staff, they must be in the minority
of those involved.

Groups solely involved in fundraising activities for charitable purposes, such as
street collections, jumble sales or charity shops, are not eligible unless they 
are also providing a service to the community.

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The closing date for applications is 30 September 2006.

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